Verbatim report of proceedings

Thursday, 6 May 2010 - Brussels

7.11. Mass atrocities in Jos, Nigeria, in January and March (B7-0247/2010)

– Before the vote:

  Nicole Kiil-Nielsen (Verts/ALE). – (FR) Mr President, as I indicated during the debate, I propose adding the following oral amendment to paragraph 6: ‘Calls on the Nigerian authorities to reverse the recent move by some Nigerian state governors to execute death-row inmates to ease overcrowding in prisons, which would constitute a gross violation of human rights; calls on the state governors to exercise restraint and continue the de facto moratorium; recalls that the use of the death penalty is contrary to Nigeria’s commitments at international level’.

(Parliament accepted the oral amendment)

– Before the vote on Item 7

  Filip Kaczmarek (PPE). – (PL) Mr President, the amendment is about making questions of freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief the subject of dialogue between the European Union and Nigeria, in the context – and these are the additional words – of political dialogue based on the Cotonou Agreement.

(Parliament accepted the oral amendment)